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22 May 2013

Jason Robert Brown

Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, Nick Blaemire and Zak Resnick are among the performers who are set for the 54 Below return of Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band. In anticipation of the May 24 concert, Brown, Blaemire, Resnick and Rosen pick their favorite classic show tunes as part of Playbill.com's Playbill Playlist series.

Here's how the evening is billed: "Join Broadway bandleader Charlie Rosen (One Man, Two Guvnors) for an evening that puts both modern and classic showtunes on display, sung by the best and brightest of Broadway's young generation of leading performers, in the timeless tradition of Big Band. A full sized Jazz orchestra composed of 17 musicians play Rosen's re-imagined arrangements of an eclectic mix of tunes from Broadway's past, present, and beyond!"

In anticipation of the concert, Playbill.com asked a few members of the Big Band lineup to pick their favorite classic show tunes and tell us why they made the list.

Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band made its sold-out 54 Below debut in March. Click here to watch performances from the evening, which included Tony-nominated Cinderella stars Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, among others.

Rosen composed the score for the Roundabout Theater Company's Cyrano de Bergerac and served as musical director and bassist for the onstage band in One Man, Two Guvnors on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and 13. His debut EP, "Monet Sabel & The Charlie Rosen Big Band," is now available on iTunes.